Swiftex, Texas | |
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  Swiftex  Swiftex | |
| Coordinates: 30°12′23″N97°18′49″W / 30.20639°N 97.31361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bastrop |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034781 [1] |
Swiftex is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
In the early 1940s, 200 houses were built to house residents of the military's Camp Swift. It declined after the end of World War II. [2]
Its name derives from "Swift, Texas". [2]
Swiftex is located 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Bastrop in central Bastrop County. [2]
The community of Swiftex is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.
Bastrop County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Bastrop.
Bastrop is a city and the county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,688 according to the 2020 census. It is located about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Austin and is part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Camp Swift is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,943 at the 2020 census. Camp Swift began as a United States Army training base built in 1942. It is named after Major General Eben Swift.
Elgin is a city in Bastrop County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 9,784 at the 2020 census.
Bastrop Independent School District is a public school district in Bastrop, Texas, United States. The district serves the communities of Bastrop, Camp Swift, Cedar Creek, Circle D-KC Estates, Paige, Red Rock, Rockne, Wyldwood, and other rural areas of Bastrop County.
The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area, or Greater Austin, is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area is situated in Central Texas on the western edge of the American South and on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, and borders Greater San Antonio to the south.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop is an administrative-low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Camp Swift, Texas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security offenders.
Cedar Creek is an census-designated place (CDP) in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located about 11 miles (18 km) west of the city of Bastrop. The community takes its name from Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River that is close to the area. Cedar Creek is home to McKinney Roughs Nature Park, which features natural landscapes and an archaeological site.
Jeddo is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Paige is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Paige has a post office with the ZIP code 78659.
Upton is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Utley is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Pettytown is an unincorporated community in Bastrop and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, there are currently no population estimates available for the community. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Rockne is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 400 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Sayersville is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Bastrop High School is a public high school in Bastrop, Texas (USA) the UIL classifies as a 5A school. It is part of the Bastrop Independent School District located in central Bastrop County. During 2022–2023, Bastrop High School had an enrollment of 1,621 students and a student to teacher ratio of 15.10. The school received an overall rating of "C" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year.
Salem is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The town is one of 17 communities named Salem in the state. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Oak Hill is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located four miles southwest of McDade, 12 miles southeast of Elgin, 13 miles northeast of Bastrop, and 37 miles southeast of Austin on the old Bastrop-McDade Road.
Butler is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Elysium is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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